Archives / Year: 2008
A Little Update and a Record Day
I just published a build with a few bug-fixes: the Tree no longer goes crazy if you use system fonts (thanks Travis Jensen for reporting it) the DataGrid selection...
By Peldi
Balsamiq, a Mockup Creator in Air, Is on Fire
βItβs a great story of a creative entrepreneur using new technology to address a key market need and finding a healthy number of customers willing to pay for software....
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$10,000 in Revenue in the First 6 Weeks
The huge amount of attention that my "Profitable, in 3 weeks!" post has received so far tells me that there's a thirst for financial results of small bootstrapped startups...
By Peldi
Licensing Changes for Mockups for Confluence
The news Your Mockups and Confluence licenses no longer have to match. In other words: you can now install a small license of Mockups (i.e. a Team license) on...
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A Tiny New Feature, and the Ribbon Is In
Ok so I merged the Ribbon UI Library changes described yesterday into the official build, thanks for the feedback everyone. I also added a solid background to a bunch...
By Peldi
New Feature Preview: "Ribbon"
Hi there. So no-one likes to scroll horizontally, myself included. So why does Mockups force you to scroll that way through 60+ UI controls in the UI Library? Well,...
By Peldi
Tiny New Feature with a Big Impact: Size Overlay
This is my favorite kind of feature: there when you need it, invisible when you don't. It took about 15 minutes to code, and solves a real need. In...
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A Few Bug Fixes
Perfection is unattainable, but it doesn't hurt to aim for it right? π I try to get closer, one micro-release at the time. Here's what I just fixed today:...
By Peldi
Mockups for Desktop Volume Licensing
Hi everyone. Spurred by a prospective customer who asked for it, I have now added volume licensing options to the Mockups For Desktop online store. Here are the discounts:...
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New Release: Balsamiq Mockups 1.1
The news: Mockups version 1.1 is available as of today as a free upgrade to all customers. What to do: go get it! For your desktop and for Atlassian...
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Curly Braces, Scratch-outs, Big Red X-S, Oh My!
Today I finally enlisted my lovely wife (and hand behind all of the UI controls in Balsamiq Mockups) to draw a few more shapes for me. A few hours...
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New Feature: Lock Controls
A few of you have asked for it, and I finally got around to implementing it: you can now lock controls in place in Balsamiq Mockups. This is especially...
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Small Feature, Big Improvement
Inspired by my first and best Mockups for Confluence customer yet (hi Neville!), I just added a small feature to Mockups for Confluence. This 40-second, no-audio screencast should speak...
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Profitable, in 3 Weeks!
Sorry for tooting my own horn here but I think my current and potential customers will be happy to hear that business is going well, so here it goes....
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International Languages Support Added
Hi there. I just added a new item to the View menu that lets you use system fonts for your mockups instead of the default Comic Sans MS: This...
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Mockups for Desktop 1.1 Alpha - Not for the Faint of Heart
A full 16 days after the release of Mockups 1.0, an alpha version of 1.1 is ready for testing for the braves amongst you. π Version 1.1 is scheduled...
By Peldi
Mockups for Confluence Now 2.8+ Compatible
Hi there, just a quick note to tell you that I just posted a new build of Balsamiq Mockups For Confluence which works with Confluence 2.8 and above, i.e....
By Peldi
Polish-time, and Callouts!
Hi everyone. I used Mockups for a couple of hours the other day and realized that it was still too rough around the edges for my taste. So here's...
By Peldi
Balsamiq: Week One Recap
Hi everyone. It's been now a full week since my official launch, and my what a ride it has been! I know the adventure is just getting started, but...
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New Micro-release!
I want to write a "launch post-mortem" entry tomorrow, but for now I wanted to encourage you to go download the new release of Mockups, as there are some...
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Launch: Balsamiq is Open For Business!
What's happening: Balsamiq Studios LLC is launching today. What it means to you: Balsamiq Mockups 1.0 is now officially for sale, both as a Confluence plugin and as a...
By Peldi
Balsamiq Studios Makes a Case for Web Office Plugins
My interview with Judi Sohn of WebWorkerdDaily, now part of GigaOm.
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Mockups Demo: Over 100 Downloads in 6 Days
So I uploaded Mockups for Desktop to the Adobe AIR marketplace on Monday, and already it's showing 102 downloads of the demo app, plus my entry page is generating...
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Adobe Air as a Bridge between Now and the Future
So I went to the Adobe AIR tour Milan yesterday, which was fun and well organized. Adobe AIR is a "bridge product" in many ways: it lets you sync...
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Weekly Update - One Week to Launch
Hello there. As usual, I'm a little late with the weekly update (I might have to find a different name for it). This has been a busy 2 weeks....
By Peldi
Thanks for Your Feedback
Last week I posted the following on the Business Of Software forums: Free Software in exchange for quality website feedback Hi there. I am less than a month away...
By Peldi
Messagefirst Website: Wow.
I just stumbled upon www.messagefirst.com today. All I can say is wow. It's been a long time since a website impressed me, so I had to share. Notice the...
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Weekly Update: A Month from Launch
The main new and exciting development this week is that I have decided to start selling the Dekstop (AIR) version of Mockups. I'll write a blog post about it...
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Making RSS Work for Your Micro-Isv
I just love RSS. I can't remember what life was like before it. I get all my news that way, via Google Reader on my iGoogle home page. I...
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Search Engine Optimization? Check! :)
I am extremely happy to report that Balsamiq.com turns up as the coveted #2 spot for Google searches for "web office plugins", which is exactly the space I am...
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Balsamiq Mockups Online Help
I just completed the first draft of the Balsamiq Mockups Online Help documentation. These are my beliefs about software documentation in our current state of technology: software should be...
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Mockups Didnβt Make the Cut, Oh Well
So back in February I ran into this call for entry for the "Application Design Annual: Year's 10 Best UIs" and decided to apply, as a free marketing channel...
By Peldi
Wow, That Was Hard
Sorry for not sending out updates for soe long, but it's been quite a hard and busy time since then. My family and I relocated from San Francisco to...
By Peldi
Weekly Update, a Bit Late
Hey there, sorry for not posting this last Sunday. Basically the update is that I haven't be carve out some uninterrupted time to focus on Mockups development this week....
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UI Prototyping Discussions Kicking into High Gear
And it's about time! More and more people realize that usability is a key differentiating feature - remember Macromedia and their "experience matters" motto from 5 years ago? π...
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Why Donβt I Host Mockups Myself?
A couple of beta testers have asked me why I don't host Mockups on balsamiq.com as a ad-based or subscription-based niche Web 2.0 app. First let me get the...
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Preparing for Launch
Doing my homework in preparation for launch: Press for Startups: 10 tips 17 Tips For Getting Bloggers To Write About You The Art of Sucking Up Five Wrong Ways...
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Weekly Update: 2nd Week of April
Hi there, quick update. This past week: I fixed the remaining bugs in Mockups For Confluence. I spent 2 hours at Atlassian chasing down my last big bug only...
By Peldi
Weekly Update: 1st Week of April
Man things are hectic around here, there are boxes everywhere! I just sold half of my personal belongings to my friends, crazy mixed feelings abound. Anyways, quick update: It...
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Weekly Update, a Bit Late
Hey there, here's what happened in Balsamiq-land since last week's update: I fixed the blocking Mockups+Confluence bugs I set up my build machine to post new builds of the...
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Weekly Update: Week of March 17th
Hi there, I'll try to keep it short this time Coding - I finally got around to writing the licensing, serial-key / 30-day-trial code I needed. I was dreading...
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